ˈEFAN 8

ˈMun -wɔ -zösɔn gbɛgbɛ -ɛ ˈla

1. Nanma -ye nɛn, ˈhe man tsabiɛ ˈba, ba sɛ -yɛ ˈla ˈba ˈsɔn?

JESU -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘Tsa ˈˈyi ˈo ˈkɛ ˈˈman mɛn -nunmën, -o -da mɛn hɛn.’ (Matie 12:30) ˈA sɛ -kpë Joova -nunmën ˈnun, -aniin ˈa sɛ -kpë Satan -nunmën ˈnun. Tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun ˈba hɛnlö -ye nɛn, ˈkun ˈba -le -Zö ˈsɔn, -Zö kɛ ˈe fɛn -shɛ. ˈE man Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun Satan kɛ “tsabiɛ ˈkpakpa ˈˈla.” (Apokalis 12:9) Tsabiɛ -akpumun -akpumun -kɛke mi, -ba ˈe ˈbuë ˈkun ˈba -Zö ˈsɔn, ˈe man -Kpën Satan man ba ˈsɔn gbɛkpo. Nanma -ye nɛn, tsabiɛ ˈba, ba sɛ -yɛ ˈla, ˈba sɛ ˈsɔn Joova ˈwɛn ˈo -le “-Zö gbɔgbɔ -ɔ” -Ba ˈˈsɛ ˈˈyɛ la, ˈba sɛ ˈsɔn Satan ˈwɛn ˈo -le “ˈtön ˈkpakpa yi” ˈnun.—Psaume 31:5; Jan 8:44.

ˈMun -tshe ˈɲɛn -zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛ ˈla

2. -Kɛ ˈkö ɲɔn man Satan -wɔ nɛn kɔ tsabiɛ ˈba hɛnkɔ ɲɔn mmiɛ ˈˈnɔn ˈˈsɔn Joova?

² ˈA sɛ ˈkunmën ˈtshuɔ Joova -ka ˈlö, -e -le -kɛ gbɛgbɛ. ˈEkun ˈeyɛ, ˈe -le ˈze -Zö ˈo -yɛ tsa ˈla. ˈE man ba ˈwɛn ˈba -Zö ˈsɔn, Satan -o ˈˈman mmiɛ ˈla -yɛ. -Wɔ -le ˈze mmiɛ mianmian ˈla kɔ. -Kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -wɔ nɛn kɔ ˈe -le, ˈekö man ˈe -le ˈkun -wɔ -le ˈze sa kɛ ˈba, sa -wosɔ, -aniin tsabiɛ fë ˈnun, mmiɛ tsa -yɛyɛ dzhi hɔn, -aniin mmiɛ tsa hɛnkɔ. Jesu -o -she tsa bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: “Tsabi ˈo ˈkönköngba -wosɔn, ˈˈba -bë [ˈkiɛ] kɛ hɛndasɔn.”—Matie 10:36.

3. ˈE ˈyi ˈmun -wosɔ ˈba, -aniin ˈmun kɛ ˈba ˈnun, ˈba sɛ ˈmun hɛnkɔ ˈkun ˈmun ˈˈman Joova ˈsɔn, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈmun -le?

³ ˈE ˈyi bɛn ˈˈyɛ ˈnun ˈe sɛ -kan ˈmun, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈmun -le e? Tsabiɛ -kpe ˈnun, ˈkun -ba -le -Zö ˈsɔn, -ba -lɔ ˈkun -e ˈˈle ˈe nɛn. ˈE man ˈkun ˈba -le ˈtshi ˈɲɛn ˈe nɛn, -ba ˈˈman sɛ ˈe -le. ˈBa hɛnlö -ye nɛn, ˈba sɛ ˈeyɛ -le, ˈe -le kɔ ba ˈˈman nɔn ˈba -wosɔ ˈba -kɛ ˈbu ˈnun. ˈKun -mɔn -le ˈmun -ye ˈe -hën man e? ˈE ˈyi ˈmun sɛ -lɔ ˈkun ˈmun -wosɔ ˈba, -ba -dɔgë -fuö ˈnun, ˈmɔn ˈˈshe ˈba -nda ˈkun -dɔgë -ɛ, ˈe sɛ -le ˈba -kɛ e? ˈMun -kan ˈba ze ˈmun ama ˈmun fuö -dɔgë -ɛ, -aniin?

4. Bɛn ɲɔn man Jozue -o -she Izaɛlësɔ ˈba -nda?

⁴ Jozue -o -she Izaɛlësɔ ˈba -nda ˈkun, -zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛ ˈla -kale ˈkɛ, nanmɛ -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi mmiɛ nansɔ ˈba mmiɛ -le ama, mmiɛ -fan ˈkɛ -hunlɔ. Bɛn ˈyi -o dzhu man ˈˈyi: “ˈMun ho Joova -fu ˈakö ˈmun ˈsɔn ˈo gbɛgbɛ ˈnun, nanmɛ -anumanhɔɛ -ye nɛn. ˈMun nansɔ ˈba, -ba -nɔn hɔn ˈsö ˈe kaan ˈlö, nanmɛ Ejitë ˈlö, -zö ˈba ˈwɛn -ba -sɔn, ˈmun -pɔn ˈba ˈɲɛn ˈmun -shɔ. ˈAkö ˈmun ˈsɔn Joova.” (Josué 24:14) Jozue -o -she mɛnkö -Zö dzhi, ˈakö Joova -o ˈɲɛn kɛ -to. ˈE ˈyi ˈa sɛ mɛnkö -shɛ Joova dzhi, ˈo ˈɲɛn tsa -ye -to ˈpɛ.—2 Samuel 22:26.

Bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi -a kë -Zösɔn ˈkɛ ˈla: -Anumanhɔɛ bɛn -le, -aniin -tɔtu bɛn

Tsabiɛ ˈkɛhan -ba -tshɔn nɛn -le -Zö ˈkö: -Zösɔn ˈkɛtën ˈla, -a ˈe kë ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈkɛhan mmiɛ -tshɔn nɛn -le -Zö ˈkö. ˈBayo “Yi -le -Zö, Biɛn [Jesu] -le -Zö, nanmɛ ˈwuënsɛ fɛnfɛn -le -Zö. ˈAkö mmiɛ ˈkɛhan ˈba, mmiɛ -le -Zö ˈkö.”

Biblë -ɛ -e ˈˈman ˈe kë ˈkun tsabiɛ ˈkɛhan man mmiɛ -le Joova. Joova mikpankö man ˈo -le -Zö. Bɛn ˈyi -a dzhu 1 Korɛntë 8:6 ˈla man ˈˈyi: “-Zö mikpakön ˈkön ˈo -le Yi.” Joova man ˈo ˈkɔa -kɛ ˈkpakpa. Jesu -o ˈˈle -Zö, ˈe man -o -le “-Zö Biɛn.” (1 Jan 4:15) ˈEkökö ˈˈyɛ ˈnun ˈpɛ, ˈwuënsɛ fɛnfɛn -ɛn, -e ˈˈle -Zö, nanmɛ -e ˈˈle tsabi timi. -Zö ˈo sɛnhën ˈyi -wɔ nɔn -kɛ -le man.—Actes 1:8; Efɛz 5:18.
ˈWuënsɛ: -Zösɔn ˈkɛtën ˈla, -a ˈe kë ˈkun ˈwuënsɛ -ɛ man ˈe -le -kɛke ˈyi ˈe hɔn tsabi ˈla. ˈAkö tsabi kɛ sɛ -wuö, -kɛ ˈˈyɛ, -yɛ -tshu kɛ ˈla bobo ˈze. Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -Zö kɛ ˈˈle ˈeyɛ ˈnun ˈbo tsabi. ˈE ˈyi -yɛ ˈkë man ˈe -le ˈkun tsabi kɛ sɛ -wuö, kɛ ˈˈman ˈpa nɛn -kpë bobo, ˈakö kɛ ˈdzhɔ ˈkiɛ -fɔ. ˈEyɛ, -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö, -ba ˈˈman ˈpa bɛn tɛn, -ba ˈˈman ˈpa -miɛnhën, -ba ˈˈman ˈpa bɛndzhu, -ba ˈˈman pa -akunda -shi. -Ba ˈˈpa ˈˈlɔ -kɛke mii.—Genèse 2:7; 3:19; Ecclésiaste 9:5.
Tsabi tɔ ˈtshɛn ˈla: -Zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛ ˈla, -a ˈe kë ˈkun -kɛpuɛnlesɔ ˈba, ba sɛ -wuö -Zö kɛ mmiɛ tɔ ˈtshɛn ˈla. Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -wuö, mmiɛ “ˈpa ˈˈlɔ -kɛke mii.” (Ecclésiaste 9:5) Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈpɛ ˈkun “-Zö -le ˈlayɛ.” (1 Jan 4:8) Joova ˈwɛn ˈo -le ˈlayɛ -Zö, -wɔ ˈˈsɛ ˈˈtɔ tsabiɛ ˈtshɛn ˈla lëke nɛn.

Kpan: Tsabiɛ ˈkɛhan -ba -tshɔn nɛn -le -Zö ˈkö, ˈwuënsɛ nanmɛ tsabi tɔ ˈtshɛn ˈla ˈe dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn, ˈˈɲan -kɛ bɛn man Biblë -ɛ -yɛ ˈkë?

-Zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛ ˈla -kɛ ˈkɛ, ˈmun -pɔn ˈkɛ ˈɲɛn ˈmun -shɔ

5. ˈˈƝan -kɛ fɛn man -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈa pɔn maji -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈɲɛn tsa -shɔ?

⁵ ˈA sɛ dzhu ˈkun ˈa -tshi ˈɲɛn -zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛ ˈla, ˈe ˈyi ˈa sɛ -le ˈpɛ man ˈe -le ˈkun maji -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -a -kɔfɛn -pɔn, ˈa tɔ ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa. -Kɛ ˈkɛyɛ, ˈkɛtën man ˈe -le wuënbie ˈkɛ, maji ˈnun e -akɛ e za e -kɛ fë ama ˈpɛ. ˈEyɛ -e -le ˈe -kɔkɔɛ, ˈekun -yɛ ˈe ˈkë ˈkun -a -nɔn sa woye hɔn Joova fɛn.

6. ˈˈƝan -kɛ man kiekie Kisë -nunmëndasɔ ˈba, -ba -nɔn ˈba maji latɔ ˈkɛ -le?

⁶ Kiekie Kisë -nunmëndasɔ ˈbatën, -ba -nɔn -tshu kunmën ˈkun ˈba ˈsɔn -Zö gbɛgbɛ ˈnun, -kɛ ˈyi -ba -le, ˈmun -le ˈze -a hɛɛn. ˈBa dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn, Biblë -ɛ -e dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘Latɔ ˈˈyi -ba -kpën -piˈa ɛ ˈba -kpën -giman ˈkɛ -le, ˈba -kpe ˈnö lö ˈba -ye ˈˈkɛ -bë, -ba -kpën tsabiɛ ˈˈba ˈkpakpa hinˈa -tɔ ˈkɛ.’—Actes 19:19.

7. ˈE ˈyi ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba, ba sɛ tsa mianmian, ˈˈɲan -kɛ man ˈa sɛ -le?

⁷ Ba ˈwɛn ˈba Joova ˈsɔn pɔpɔɛ, nanmɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba -tshe ˈɲɛn -kpënshi e maji -giman ˈkɛ ama nɛn, ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba, -ba mmiɛ mianmian. Bɛn ˈˈyɛ ˈnun yɛ sɛ ˈmun -kan, ˈmun -gba ˈmɛn ˈkpɛ Joova sakayi ˈla, ˈakö Joova ˈo bokan ˈmun.—Proverbes 18:10; Jak 4:7.

8. -Zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛ ˈelasɔ ˈba, -ba nɔn -kɛ ˈyi -a -puö e foto ˈkɛ ama -Zö ˈsɔn. Kë man ketiɛn gbangban ˈba, -ba -le ˈkɛ -hën?

⁸ ˈBa ˈwɛn ˈba -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈba ˈsɔn Joova, -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -a -puö, nanmɛ foto ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe -tshɔ -zösɔn puɛn ˈkɛ ˈla, -e ˈˈle dɔa ˈkun ˈba nɔn ˈkɛ hɔn -shɔ, nanmɛ ˈba ˈsɔn ˈkɛ. Ketiɛn gbangban ˈba, ‘-ka ˈˈyi ˈkpakpa -ba ˈˈhën, -ba -bueˈ -she -anumahrɔɛ.’ (2 Korɛntë 5:7) -Zö ˈo kue ˈyi yɛ ˈe dzhuɔ ˈkun -a ˈˈman nɔn -kɛke fë mi -Zö ˈsɔn, -ba ˈe ho.—Exode 20:4, 5.

ˈMun -gbu -da Joova ˈo tsabiɛ ˈba dzhi

-Binɛn ˈkö e ˈo biɛn shibi tshɔ -man -ba -ka to.

9. Biblë -ɛ ˈe ˈla bɛn ɲɔn man ˈe sɛ -le ˈze ˈa ˈkiɛ bɛnlɔsɔ?

⁹ Biblë -ɛ -e dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: “Tsabi ˈwɛn ˈwɔ bɛnlɔsɔ ˈba -kan ˈze ˈba ama ˈba nën, ˈo lɔ ˈo -ye bɛn.” (Proverbes 13:20) ˈE ˈyi -a sɛ -yɛ ˈla ˈkun ˈa lɔ tsa -ye bɛn, -e -lëdzhën -ze ˈkun ˈa -gbu -da Joova -Adanshɛshisɔ ˈba dzhi. -Bɔsɔ ˈyi -a nɛn kɔ hɛnpuɛn -kan, ˈba man ˈba -le tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn ˈba hɔn ˈe fɛn.—Matie 7:14.

10. Kë man Joova -Adanshɛshisɔ ˈba, ˈba sɛ -le bokan ˈmun ˈze ˈmun ˈsɔn -Zö gbɛgbɛ ˈnun?

¹⁰ Joova -Adanshɛshisɔ ˈba, -ba tsabiɛ ˈba dzhi bɛn ˈla -yɛ -kpe ˈnun. ˈBa -giman ˈyi -ba -le man ˈe -le ˈkun Biblë -ɛ ˈla -anumanhɔɛ bɛn ˈkɛ, -ba tsabiɛ ˈba bokan ˈze mmiɛ ˈkɛ ˈla tɛn. ˈEkun ˈeyɛ man -yɛ -le ˈze -a hɛnpuɛn ˈyi ˈe ˈˈman ˈgbɛ -kan. ˈBa sɛ bokan ˈmun ˈze ˈmun kë Biblë -ɛ ˈla yɛyɛ. ˈBa shu ˈmun kosa ˈkɛ ˈmɛn, ˈakö ˈba ˈkë ˈmun ˈyi ˈkun ˈmun -le nën kɔ Biblë -ɛ ˈla bɛn ˈkɛ fɛn.—Jan 17:3.

11. Kë man -zösɔan ˈya ˈkɛ ˈe sɛ -le bokan ˈmun?

¹¹ ˈMun sɛ ˈba -zösɔan ˈya ˈkɛ nɛn ze, ˈmun lɔ Joova ˈo dzhi bɛn ˈkɛ -kpe ˈnun. ˈAkö ˈmun ˈpɔn sɛnhën ˈsɔn -Zö gbɛgbɛ ˈnun. Nanmɛ ˈkun ˈmun -le sɛ bokan tsabiɛ fë ˈze ˈba lɔ Biblë -ɛ ˈla -anumanhɔɛ bɛn ˈkɛ, ˈba ˈkë ˈmun ˈyi.—Hebre 10:24, 25.

12. Kë man sakayi ˈe sɛ -le bokan ˈmun ˈze ˈmun ˈsɔn -Zö gbɛgbɛ ˈnun?

¹² Joova ˈo -kɛ ˈyi -wɔ ˈla -yɛ, nanmɛ -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -wɔ bobo ˈkun ˈo -le ama, ˈmun sɛ pa ˈkɛ lɔ, ˈe -le ˈze ˈo -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -wɔ nɔn ˈla -yɛ nɛn tsa ˈkë, ˈmun lɔ ˈo ˈye dzhi. ˈAkö -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -wɔ ˈla -yɛ, ˈe -le ˈe -wun ˈmun kuɛn -kpe ˈnun. Nanmɛ -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈyi -o ˈˈman ˈla -yɛ, ˈmun fan ˈkɛ -hunlɔ. ˈE -sɔn ˈmun hɛn ˈkun ˈmun sɛ kɔ sakayi ˈla ˈgbu -da Joova dzhi, ˈakö ˈmun bie ˈo ˈkun ˈo bokan ˈmun ˈze ˈmun -le -kɛgbɛ, nanmɛ ˈmun fan -kɛpuɛn -le -hunlɔ.—1 Korɛntë 6:9, 10; Filip 4:6.

-Bihɛn ˈkö e ˈo shi e ˈo ˈˈve ˈama -ba Biblë ˈla kë -bishikö. — Kë man ˈmun sɛ -le ˈsɔn -Zö gbɛgbɛ ˈnun?

13. Kë man ˈmun sɛ -le -le ˈze dzhi ˈe lë Joova?

¹³ ˈMun sɛ pa -lɔ -kën -Zö bɛn -ɛn nɛn, ˈmun -bë -hën ˈkun -mun mian ˈe nɛn ˈkun ˈmun nɔn ˈmunkö ˈze -Zö, ˈakö ˈa muën ˈmun ˈsɔ ˈze ˈmun ˈkiɛ Joova -Adanshɛshisɔ. ˈMun sɛ nɔn ˈmunkö Joova ˈo tsabiɛ ˈba nɛn -tshɔn, ˈmun -le ˈze dzhi ˈe lë Joova -kpe ˈnun. (Proverbes 27:11) Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈwɛn dzhi -yɛ lë, ˈmun -bë -kpë ˈba ya. Tsabiɛ ˈba ˈˈwɔ, ˈba dzhi bɛn -ye nɛn, -Zö -o dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi: ‘ˈMɛn -bë -kan ˈmun, ˈkön tsa ama ˈa nën. ˈMɛn -bë -le ˈmun -Zö, ˈkön ˈmun -bë -le ˈmɛn tsabiɛ.’—2 Korɛntë 6:16.

-Mɛn -gba lɔ -ɲɛn ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba dzhi

-Beshekɛbi ˈkö nɛn, han mɛn ˈki -man -han -nɔn lalɔ, -mɛn -tɛn ˈbu ˈkö. ˈAkö -e -mɔn mɛn ˈhɛn ˈkpɛ fɛn titi ˈe kpan ˈkɛhan. ˈEkaan, han -sɔn -ɛn ˈe fɔn -ɛn -e -tsa ya ˈkɛmuën, ˈakö mɛn -hën -kɛ pipi tɔtɔɛ ˈkö -e -tö mɛn -pi fɛn. ˈE man -yɛ nɔn -le, mɛn ˈki -o ˈˈhën ˈe ˈla mii. -E -nɔn -tshɔ ˈe -dɔ ˈˈyɛ nɛn, mɛn dzhɛn ˈla -e -mɔn mɛn -nan fɛn titi -e -she -po -kɛke mi.

ˈE -po ˈkɛmɔn -e -kɔ, ˈakö -a kiɛ ˈkpɛ mɛn ˈpɛ. ˈE nɛn -bɔ kiɛ, -e -le kɔ ˈsö -yɛ nɔn ˈmën han -sɔn -ɛn ˈkpakpa nɔn ˈnun. ˈSoso -kpo ˈkö, -o -tshɔ ˈsö ˈˈyɛ ˈla -bë -baba -pɔn mɛn bɔɛ. -Mɛn mɛn bɔɛ lɔ tën ˈkun mɛn ˈpɔn ˈo ˈɲɛn, ˈe man -e ˈˈlë. Pɔɛ -mɔn mɛn dzhi ko fɛn. ˈE -nunmën, ˈsö e ˈwo -man, -ba yɛyɛ lɔ, ˈakö mɛn -tsa lɔ -akansinɛn. -Mɛn -kan pu titi -e -she -dɔ -kɛke mii. Han -kɔɛ fɛn, -bo ˈyi këlesɔ ˈba -ba -kpë tsabiɛ za -le, ˈbu ˈkökö ˈˈyɛ, -e -she mɛn -nda ˈkun mɛn nɛn ze ˈe nɛn ˈlö. ˈWuënsɛ ˈwɛn -o dzhu bɛn -she mɛn -nda, -mɛn -nɔn -bie ˈo ˈhɛn, -o dzhu ˈo ˈhɛn ˈe ˈzɔ -ze mɛn -tɛn. ˈE man ˈe -le: “-Ka -kpe ˈpɔn, ˈe ˈˈman -a ˈˈman -bi dzhi ˈˈpɔn.” -O -she mɛn -nda ˈkun ˈo -le ˈze mɛn ˈpɔn sɛnhën san losɔ, ˈakö mɛn ˈkiɛ shikasɛ.

Losɔ ˈba, -ba mënmën e koko -man -tshɔ mɛn -shɔ -bë. ˈBa sɛ -bë, -mɛn ˈba -hën mɛn -poe ˈla puën -ba mɛn -kɔɛ ˈla tsɛ. Losɛ ˈkö -o sɛ -bë, mɛn sɛ -sɔ ˈo bɔ ˈkiɛ, ˈakö lo ˈyi ˈe hɔn ˈo dzhi, nanmɛ bɛn ˈkɛ ˈyi ˈe hɔn ˈo fɛn, -mɛn ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa lɔ. -Shika ˈyi losɔ ˈba, ˈba -tɔn ˈze mɛn, ˈwuënsɛ ˈˈwɔ man ˈwɔ ˈe ˈba kɔ.

ˈKun mɛn za ˈkɛ -e -pɔn bɛn fɛnfɔ, tsabiɛ ˈba, -ba mɛn -shika e -ka -kpe ˈnun -man han. -Mɛn -bë -pɔn “-ka -kpe” ˈnun, ˈe man “-a ˈˈman -bi dzhi ˈˈpɔn,” -mɛn -bë -tɛn ˈe ˈla. -Mɛn sɛ -ho -bi ˈkö, ˈakö ˈo ˈwɛn -mɛn -kɔfɛn -ho -wɔ ˈwuë. ˈE bɛn ˈˈyɛ, -e -sɛn mɛn -kpe ˈnun. ˈGbömën 12 ˈyi -mɛn -tsɛ nɛn -le -giman -ze ˈwuënsɛ ˈˈwɔ, mɛn ˈˈve ˈkɛmɔn -ba -wuö.

-Mɛn -mɔn -Zö ˈkpɛ fɛn ˈkun ˈo bokan mɛn. -Mɛn -ye saka -kpe ˈnun. Lë ˈkö, Joova -Adanshɛshisɔ ˈba, -ba -dɔ mɛn mimi. ˈEhɛnnɛn ˈba sɛ -bë, -mɛn ˈba ˈɲɛn. ˈE man ˈe ˈˈyi nɛn -ye -ɛ, -mɛn nɛɛn fɛn ˈkun mɛn tɛn bɛn ˈyi ˈba dzhuɔ. Han -zɔshi ˈla, -mɛn -bë -tɛn ˈe ˈla ˈkun -mɛn ˈwuënsɛ puɛn ˈkö -ka lö. -Mɛn -tshu ˈkunmën ˈkun mɛn ˈtshi ˈɲɛn -kpën -giman ˈla.

-Mɛn -nɔn dzhu bɛn ˈˈyɛ -she ˈwuënsɛ -ɔ -nda, -o -she mɛn -nda ˈkun ˈo ˈˈnɛɛn fɛn. ˈE man -mɛn -she ˈo bɛn ˈˈyi -nda: “Tsa ama, tsa -ye -e -gbɛ.”

-Mɛn -tɔ mɛn shɔbo -kɛ ˈkɛ ˈkpakpa. -Mɛn ˈle, Joova -Adanshɛshisɔ ˈba ama, -han -mɔn Biblë -ɛ ˈla kë fɛn. ˈE -nunmën, ˈgbömën 1973 nɛn, -a ˈmuën mɛn ˈsɔ, ˈakö -mɛn kiɛ Joova -Adanshɛshisɛ. -Dɔ ˈˈyi ˈla, -mɛn -pɔn ˈˈve ˈkɛbën. Mɛn ˈki -o -bë ˈkiɛ ˈo -ye Joova -Adanshɛshisɛ.—Ikezu Josephine man ˈo dzhu bɛn ˈˈyi.

Kpan: Kë man shimuɛn ˈkö -o -le -gba lɔ -ɲɛn ˈwuënsɔ puɛn ˈba dzhi?